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Aston, Warwickshire [6]

Islington, London [6]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [5]

Kings Norton, Worcestershire [5]

Pershore, Worcestershire [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Market Drayton, Shropshire [4]

Dudley, Staffordshire [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3]

Worcester, Worcestershire [3]

Edmonton, Middlesex [2]

Eton, Buckinghamshire [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Ladywood, Birmingham [2]

Lichfield, Staffordshire [2]

Pancras, London [2]

Portland, Dorset [2]

Smethwick, Staffordshire [2]

Alcester, Warwickshire [1]

Astley, Worcestershire [1]

Atcham, Shropshire [1]

Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Barnet, Middlesex [1]

Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire [1]

Basford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Bellville [1]

Billericay, Essex [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bramley, Yorkshire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire [1]

Caravaggio, Lombardy [1]

Chelmford, Essex [1]

Claines, Worcestershire [1]

Colaba, Bombay [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Epsom, Surrey [1]

Erdington, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Evesham, Worcestershire [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Harpenden, Hertfordshire [1]

Harpurhey, Lancashire [1]

Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [77]

Corporal [14]

Lance Corporal [12]

Gunner [10]

Rifleman [8]

Sapper [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Driver [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Sergeant [5]

3 Air Mechanic [3]

Acting Sergeant [3]

Captain [3]

Major [3]

Serjeant [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

2 Air Mechanic [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Cadet [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Motor Cyclist Corporal [2]

Pioneer [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Stoker II [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

1st Air Mechanic [1]

2nd Air Mechanic [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Flight Sergeant [1]

Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting R2MS [1]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Craftman II [1]

Air Mechanic I [1]

Air Mechanic II [1]

Aircraftsman 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy First [1]

Boy I [1]

Chief Mechanic - Air Mechanic 3 [1]

Clerk 3rd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Engineers [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Kings Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Training Reserve [2]

1 Officer Cadet Wing [1]

188th Battalion [1]

1st Dragoon Guards [1]

2 School of Aeronautics [1]

2nd Lovat's Scouts/Reserve of Officers [1]

46th Battalion [1]

5 Officer Cadet Wing [1]

59th Battalion [1]

6th Infantry Brigade [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cycling Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Service

British Army [124]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Royal Navy [10]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [26]

M [13]

H [12]

R [12]

S [11]

L [9]

W [9]

A [8]

G [8]

T [7]

C [6]

E [6]

F [6]

D [5]

J [5]

P [5]

N [2]

O [2]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [152]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [120]

Canada [5]

Australia [3]

United States [2]

China [1]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [153] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Aston, Warwickshire [6] Islington, London [6] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [5] Kings Norton, Worcestershire [5] Pershore, Worcestershire [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Market Drayton, Shropshire [4] Dudley, Staffordshire [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3] Worcester, Worcestershire [3] Edmonton, Middlesex [2] Eton, Buckinghamshire [2] Kensington, London [2] Ladywood, Birmingham [2] Lichfield, Staffordshire [2] Pancras, London [2] Portland, Dorset [2] Smethwick, Staffordshire [2] Alcester, Warwickshire [1] Astley, Worcestershire [1] Atcham, Shropshire [1] Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Barnet, Middlesex [1] Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire [1] Basford, Nottinghamshire [1] Bellville [1] Billericay, Essex [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bramley, Yorkshire [1] Brixton, London [1] Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire [1] Caravaggio, Lombardy [1] Chelmford, Essex [1] Claines, Worcestershire [1] Colaba, Bombay [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Epsom, Surrey [1] Erdington, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Evesham, Worcestershire [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Harpenden, Hertfordshire [1] Harpurhey, Lancashire [1] Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [77] Corporal [14] Lance Corporal [12] Gunner [10] Rifleman [8] Sapper [7] Acting Corporal [6] Driver [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Lieutenant [5] Sergeant [5] 3 Air Mechanic [3] Acting Sergeant [3] Captain [3] Major [3] Serjeant [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] 2 Air Mechanic [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Cadet [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Motor Cyclist Corporal [2] Pioneer [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Stoker II [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] 1st Air Mechanic [1] 2nd Air Mechanic [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Flight Sergeant [1] Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Major [1] Acting R2MS [1] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Craftman II [1] Air Mechanic I [1] Air Mechanic II [1] Aircraftsman 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Boy First [1] Boy I [1] Chief Mechanic - Air Mechanic 3 [1] Clerk 3rd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [14] Labour Corps [10] Royal Engineers [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] London Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Army Service Corps [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Fusiliers [4] Tank Corps [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Kings Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Scots [2] Training Reserve [2] 1 Officer Cadet Wing [1] 188th Battalion [1] 1st Dragoon Guards [1] 2 School of Aeronautics [1] 2nd Lovat's Scouts/Reserve of Officers [1] 46th Battalion [1] 5 Officer Cadet Wing [1] 59th Battalion [1] 6th Infantry Brigade [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cycling Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Service

British Army [124] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Royal Navy [10] Australian Imperial Force [6] Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [26] M [13] H [12] R [12] S [11] L [9] W [9] A [8] G [8] T [7] C [6] E [6] F [6] D [5] J [5] P [5] N [2] O [2] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [152] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [120] Canada [5] Australia [3] United States [2] China [1] India [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1]

George Harvey Mills

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 23128 Private Royal Scots 14th Battalion

British Army 23128 Private Royal Scots 13th Battalion

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George Joseph Allright

Born 1886

Died 1937

British Army 43569 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 71402 Private Labour Corps 120th Company

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Samuel Arthur Palmer

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 2266TF Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1/5th Battalion (Territorial)

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Richard Mulliner

Born 1889

Died 1979

British Army 11555 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 48355 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Morris Shirley Allen

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army S/15476 Private Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) 2nd Battalion

British Army S/15476 Rifleman Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) 1st Battalion

British Army S/15476 Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) 1st Battalion

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Albert Glendinning Henderson

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 12281 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Frederick Percy Wilkins

Born 1872

Died 1943

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277793 Private 2nd Class

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Charles Stanley

Born 1885

Died 1962

British Army 427 Private Bugler Manchester Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 427 Private Bugler Manchester Regiment 6th Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 427 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 6th Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Frederick Corkett

Born 1895

Died 1982

British Army 47137 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 197015 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Albert Richard Hooper

Born 1878

Canadian Expeditionary Force 479914

Canadian Expeditionary Force 479914 Lance Corporal Royal Canadian Regiment L Company

Canadian Expeditionary Force 479914 Lance Sergeant Royal Canadian Regiment L Company

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Sydney Richard Browne

Born 1892

Died 1959

British Army PS/2455 Private Royal Fusiliers PSU Brigade

British Army 11583 Private Army Cyclist Corps 33rd Divisional Cyclist Company

British Army 484763 Private Labour Corps 424 Agricultural Company

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Vivian Robert Barron

Born 1896

Died 1954

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Acting Captain Royal Field Artillery

British Army Acting Major Royal Horse and Royal Field Artilley

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Samuel Bottomley

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 52713 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 33859 Private Border Regiment

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Alfred James

Born 1880

Died 1957

British Army 103596 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Frederick Charles Barron

Born 1896

Died 1983

British Army 21394 Rifleman Kings Royal Rifle Corps 14th Battalion

British Army 26995 Rifleman Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

British Army 26995 Rifleman Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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Arthur Richard Burrows

Born 1882

Died 1947

British Army G/24657 Private Middlesex Regiment

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William Tees

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army 2340 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Frederick William Skeys

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army Private Northumberland Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9532 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 9532 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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William Charles Evestaff

Born 1890

Died 1960

British Army 100174 Sapper Royal Engineers Training Department

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George Thomas Mulliner

Born 1885

Died 1970

British Army SE/6219 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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